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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Coastal Waters Forecast for Western Australia
Northern Zones: NT-WA Border to North West Cape

Issued at 1:01 pm WST on Thursday 9 April 2026
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 12 April 2026.

Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

Warning Information

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Weather Situation

A weak trough persists over inland parts of northern WA. A trough begins developing down the west coast today. South to southwesterly winds and sea breezes dominate northern coastal waters.

North Kimberley Coast: WA-NT Border to Kuri Bay

Forecast for Thursday 9 April until midnight

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Friday 10 April

Winds: Variable below 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm west of Kalumburu in the afternoon and early evening.

Forecast for Saturday 11 April

Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm west of Kalumburu in the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday 12 April

Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

West Kimberley Coast: Kuri Bay to Wallal

Forecast for Thursday 9 April until midnight

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.

Forecast for Friday 10 April

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Broome in the late afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Cape Leveque in the morning and afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday 11 April

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre south of Broome. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Cape Leveque in the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday 12 April

Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Pilbara Coast East: Wallal to Cape Preston

Forecast for Thursday 9 April until midnight

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Friday 10 April

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Saturday 11 April

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending westerly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Sunday 12 April

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly during the morning then tending north to northwesterly during the day. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.

Pilbara Coast West: Cape Preston to North West Cape

Forecast for Thursday 9 April until midnight

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Friday 10 April

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly in the early morning then turning west to northwesterly below 10 knots in the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Saturday 11 April

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 12 April

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly during the morning then tending west to southwesterly during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:01 pm WST Thursday.

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